Just curious...I've got just under 28" with a 7" deep box frame...109" wb (still under construction). I'm thinkin' she's too high, but around here (Las Cruses and Farmington) break-overs are killers (so are side-hills). Running full width 1 ton chev axles and 42" tsl's on 10" rims...The math works out, but when I sit in this new creation my first thought is "sheiat this thing's too high"...I know...Run it, and if it's too high lower it...Just curious as to what's the norm/average here.

I think it really depends on where all the weight of the motor and stuff is. And whats up high.

i am at 30" at the lowest part of the belly pan. on 37" bfgs. in the buggy. my kiddie hauler is at 18" or so on 38.5 sxs. the buggy is 104" and the fj62 is at about 107"wb. mike

Wow! 104" at 30" Nice. Single seater or dual?

My Rover has seat boxes that put the drive and passenger about 7" higher than a CJ...So the damn seat base hit's me right about the lower rib-cage (and I'm 6'5")...Guess I'll just have to get used to it! :flipoff2:

Ive got a 94" wheelbase with about 24" under the frame rails

98" wheelbase, 24" under frame aired down. Tcase is another 2"lower :(

22 inches under the frame 80 inch wheelbase.. 36X12.50 tires for now

So far my buggy looks like it is going to sit at 30" clearance under the middle frame rails. But that is with Mog axles, 53" tires, and a 115" wheelbase. The seat surface height is 42" off the ground at the butt, and 47" under the knees. At that height it leaves me with 6-6.5" of uptravel before the axle contacts the frame(So a bit less up travel when I have bump stops installed).


I think that is about as low as I can get considering the axles and tires I am using. It seems like you should be able to go lower considering your axles and tires, But you may have frame interferences that I do not know about. That is the advatage to starting off with a clean sheet of paper(or pile of steel).


I would say go ahead and make it like it is developing now,but be sure that you have room to lower it if you chose. Take it out and run it to feel out the situation. Then if you want it lower... lower it.
You should have an easy job of it with the coilovers(Boy I wish I could afford those right now).


Sean

Flat skid is at 18.5", frame 2.5" higher...but I'm still SUA and running 35s with no body lift. I can probably get the skid up 2" more but I am not ready to deal with making a new tranny moount 'til the fall.

dual inline seating[aka fighter cockpit]

24" to frame and 106" WB

106" wheelbase on 44" Swampers with 29" to the frame rails, 27" to lowest point underneath the t/cases aired down and trail ready. :D

FRAME IS 26"
TCASE IS 26.25"....BIG ASS 205
WB IS 101"

22" to bottom of frame rail with 112" wheelbase on 36's

I have about 26 inches beneath my frame rails with 33x14.50 Swamper SSRs at street pressure. The t-case belly pan skidplate is about 1 inch lower. That's with an 83 inch wheelbase. Not very often that I get high-centered. :D

26" to the t-case skid
28" to the frame rail
100" WB
38x12.5 TSL

I thought it felt really tall, but it's nice to not slide on the skid plate anymore :D